Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-12
WHOLE NUMBER, 1915.
would 20 tho trap distance of six feet,
and at tho same time the murderers would
bc launched into eternity.
Scenes and Incidents it the JaN After
Midnight.

tween the OiiicC aid celllOom Was closed,
and tue Teyls Anarchist dropped into
au uneasy slumbcr.
Ia the Office busy crowd Of reporters
stood writing at % high desk or lJuuecd
about talking with the deputies. Occa-
sionally heavy step sounded on the
iron stairs outside and the storm-door
was opened, revealing q candidatc for
admission to all the horrors provided for
/ posscssors Of passes. From within the
lawyers cage came the sharp metallic
click Of the Associated Tress telegraph
instrument dispa,ching the gathering in
cidents OF the night.
Along The othcrwisc silent corridors
sounded 'hc slow, regular tramp OF the
. deputies composing
TIE DEATH WATCH,
f. and fro, ceaselessly in front Of the
cell doors behind which were the four
forfeited lives 81 brief intervals when
the ham of conversation sank low could
/ be heard the metallic tick Of the clock
/ on the office wall marking the time for
the ones for whom 1t would soon beat no
more.
spIEs's TRADE.
AT o'clock a change was made in
the dco,h-watch. Deputy Hartke had
I been guarding Spies since O'Clock. He
reported that he had quite long talk
/ with the Anarchist. Spies declared that
/ he bad DO reason % be afraid, and then
I launched forth III a TRADE against the
courts. He asserted that all the Judges
who had any connection with the case
had reason to tremble, while the Anar-
chlsts could hold mp their heads and
wall 10 death with steady footsteps.
The Deputy also related the manner in
which Rev. Dr. Bolton was received bv
Spies The Divine asked him if he
woili accept spiritual consolation. Spies
with "a naughty shake of the head de
cared that ne had mouse for any clergy
man. "Iil pray for you all night.
cIcd the Doctor. 4" Pray for yourself.
returned Spies "you need it more than
H. st ii O'Clock Spies lay down on his
cot and closed his eyes. but he did not
sleep. Several times hc got up for
drink of water. but h,s every movement
bctokcncj "a iirmness which was Gstonish-
iug. So 1t was with the rest OF the An.
archist-
PARSONS Sings ANNIE LAURIE.
Parsons had the nerve to cnt -rtain his
guard VIII a song. lis selection was
" annie Laurie. He sang the sweet
song entirely through, and when he
finished rested his head on his hands for
q few moments and then repeated the
song. His for;itlde WAS the wonder of
all who heard him.
Between / and o'clock the Sheriff
and his assistants tested the gallows
Heavy bags OF sand were attached to the
ropes and the traps were sprung. Tle
machine worked to perfection, and in ali
respects was satisfactory to the authori-
ties. Then the usual quiet prevailed in
the jail. The only noise in the ccil-room
was the low voices of few deputies, the
turning Of a key in a lock. and the rapid
ticking of the telegraph instrument,
which was telling the world OF the LAST
hours Of the four Anarchists.
But on the street armed policemen
paced their beats, and all who had no
business IN tine neighborhoOd were
promptly ordered to move on, and If
they did not move ut once they were ar
rested. The jail proper occupies the
Iihnois-strtot front OF the building,
while that part used by the Criminal
Court fronts on Michigan street. On
the latter front is the main entrance,
through which all whocntor Che building
mus. pass. This opening Is guarded 10y
a heavy double-iron door, which is kept
closed and fastened by paddock and
cha.n. Immediately within the door
sand two ;wsty policemen, armed with
bgecch- loading rifles and carryiEc thirty
Gsht rounds each in convenient
csrtndeebox. \ step sounds IN the
outer yestibule, and from the watchlUl
sentr.cs comes the stern cry,
"wHo CONES THEEE?"
4 voice from the outside responds ;
then the paddock opens, the chains rat
tie and the doors slide apart few
inches. and survey is made by the
ouarls Of the individual applying for
admission. If his credentials are salts
factory the doors are opened sufficiently
for him to pass in. Inside, other guards, .
bearing rifles move about over Che tiled
floor. and at the head OF the wide stair
way leading TO the upper floor the muz- I
zle Of "A loaded rife in the hands OF an /.
officer projects over the steps.
The court-rooms are occupied by seve- F.
raj companies OF policemen with whole
arsenal OF weapons and ammunition, In
tine rooms are numerous sentres ready
10 open on any suspiclous-ioohng lndl- /
vidusls who may approach on the sur /
rounding roofs. The jail proper Is
reached by crossing Il narrow court, dis
NAL and cold in the darkness. In this /.
part Of the buiiding special preparations I.
have been made for the reception OF un- 7
welcome callers. Now and then loud
er voice than common floats out from
tha cell.room where some ordinary pu-
souer has walked with a cry, but
from the cells OF the condemned
comes only low murmur OF
conversation between the guards
and their wards. About l o'clock, while
tnere WAS comparative silence, the occu-
naots of the Sheriff Office were startled
iv % crash and bang from the northern
corridor. 1t WAS nothing Only the She-
riT and few other officers experiment
inc with the scaflold and testing 1t and
th. rOres. A few minutes after : o clOch
Sp;es stood at the door OF his cell
smoking and talking through the bars
with his guard. As the slow hours swung
along even
THE PROXIMITY OF DEATH GREW MONoIo'
NOUS.
"Come and look at Lngg, said
Sheriff Matson TO group OF reporters.
Between 3 aud 1 rumble OF wheels
outside penetrated the thick walls and
WAGON drove mp and uuloaded four col
fus-,ne for Spies, one for Engel, one
for Fischer, and one for Parsons;
At3:3O all were asleep, Fielden and
echwab in their cells in the second
ter having retired before midnight In
the first flush of relief to them imprison.,
rent for life was very small matter, and
,bey could sleep in safety About
Fischer awoke, and after refreshing
himself with draught Of water relapsed
into slumber.
THE FATAL DAY OpRhS.